tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post3315082196623793809..comments2024-03-29T16:23:14.210+11:00Comments on Elephant's Child: Appearances.Elephant's Childhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comBlogger126125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-21518866829631257812014-08-24T04:57:27.510+10:002014-08-24T04:57:27.510+10:00daisyfae: I suspect you are right and you did hel...daisyfae: I suspect you are right and you did help him buy more time. The what ifs and the regrets are painful though. So very painful. Hugs.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-74823453502994329492014-08-24T00:19:22.536+10:002014-08-24T00:19:22.536+10:00We just celebrated the birthday of our friend who ...We just celebrated the birthday of our friend who would have been 39 yesterday, if he hadn't decided to take his own life two years ago. We still miss him terribly. With the death of Robin Williams, i am reminded that sometimes people hang on for as long as they can... until they just can't. We beat ourselves up - wondering how we missed it, wondering what we could have done to buy him just one more day until perhaps things felt better. Upon reflection, perhaps we did... Perhaps he wouldn't have stayed quite so long without us. We'll never, ever know.daisyfaehttp://daisyfae.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-69186543884201428622014-08-20T06:47:20.700+10:002014-08-20T06:47:20.700+10:00Debora: So many people are struggling. Unseen. ...Debora: So many people are struggling. Unseen. I hope that if one positive thing emerges from Robin Williams death is an awareness of the issues he faced. And an awareness that he was far from alone.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-8623596389185943572014-08-20T06:27:42.360+10:002014-08-20T06:27:42.360+10:00So eloquently put! I never thought about how hard ...So eloquently put! I never thought about how hard those 'gliding' birds are paddling, and I forget that those around me are probably struggling too. I'm heartbroken about Robin Williams...just heartbroken. He seemed such a gentle soul and gave us so much. I feel so sad that he got so little back.Deborahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002468510668438210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-8533855311122292602014-08-19T06:25:44.770+10:002014-08-19T06:25:44.770+10:00Dee: Not wanting to die necessarily, but wanting ...Dee: Not wanting to die necessarily, but wanting the pain to stop. And not seeing any other way. It is frightening, sad and far too common.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-18090028272709570082014-08-19T06:24:45.146+10:002014-08-19T06:24:45.146+10:00Davoh: Hope is powerful - but fragile too.Davoh: Hope is powerful - but fragile too.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-38331441252494147162014-08-19T03:29:15.603+10:002014-08-19T03:29:15.603+10:00Dear EC, your posting summed up my thoughts. But I...Dear EC, your posting summed up my thoughts. But I'd add this that one of the reasons I grieve for Robin Williams is the realization that life had become so hard and dark for him that he couldn't imagine living this way any more and so he chose the unknown. The unknown then was better than what he knew. That thoughts makes me ache for all who commit suicide. That life is so bleak. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-54847359930870027402014-08-18T21:48:25.206+10:002014-08-18T21:48:25.206+10:00TY, EC. Will have a think about it all, and try to...TY, EC. Will have a think about it all, and try to write something on Womby's drivel. Am guessing that the most important concept is ... hope.Davohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02785126939071213905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-2706941014634243822014-08-18T06:02:50.366+10:002014-08-18T06:02:50.366+10:00Kakka: I think some of the trolls are ignorant, ...Kakka: I think some of the trolls are ignorant, and others are afraid. And hope (so very much) that as word gets out the ignorant trolls will learn. And that those of them who live in fear will get help.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-70860057809680437832014-08-18T06:01:46.105+10:002014-08-18T06:01:46.105+10:00Jackie K: And the sadness is that it is a common ...Jackie K: And the sadness is that it is a common truth - for so many of us.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-47599433484004518502014-08-17T23:48:23.472+10:002014-08-17T23:48:23.472+10:00Very well said - very true. Very well said - very true. Jackie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06322613989851869319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-21735093491341764412014-08-17T21:53:42.241+10:002014-08-17T21:53:42.241+10:00You took the words right out of my mouth, in fact ...You took the words right out of my mouth, in fact I posted something very similar on FaceBook following Robin Williams death. What disappointed me most was the troll like behaviour following the news of his death, when did we lose the human out of our humanity? That saddens me most of all. xxxxKakkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16376864098492915312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-20304769460103334072014-08-17T05:07:26.230+10:002014-08-17T05:07:26.230+10:00LL Cool Joe: Yes - to all of your comment. Thank...LL Cool Joe: Yes - to all of your comment. Thank you.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-33182886195970508632014-08-17T05:06:34.360+10:002014-08-17T05:06:34.360+10:00Donna@LivingFromHappiness: There is usually more ...Donna@LivingFromHappiness: There is usually more than enough to work on in our own lives isn't there? In mine certainly.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-26497648952653655322014-08-17T05:05:33.396+10:002014-08-17T05:05:33.396+10:00Rajiv Sankarapillai: Thank you. I will be over t...Rajiv Sankarapillai: Thank you. I will be over to visit in a bit.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-25905908471672440802014-08-17T04:58:40.098+10:002014-08-17T04:58:40.098+10:00You never really know anyone, even those that are ...You never really know anyone, even those that are close to you. We all have emotions and feelings and fears that even we are too afraid to acknowledge. <br /><br />Another tragic loss.LL Cool Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13916666100971008775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-22444875055720410242014-08-17T04:17:18.139+10:002014-08-17T04:17:18.139+10:00Hope is what we have to hang on to...life can be v...Hope is what we have to hang on to...life can be very deceptive and I have learned not to judge others lives or wish for their life. I will work on mine instead.Donna@LivingFromHappinesshttp://www.livingfromhappiness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-66556994131372516162014-08-17T03:30:53.497+10:002014-08-17T03:30:53.497+10:00Hello, blog hopping and found your beautiful blog....Hello, blog hopping and found your beautiful blog. <br /><br />Nice post.<br /><br />Please visit mine too and feel free to add comments.<br /><br />Thanks<br />Rajiv<br /><a href="http://www.magnificentdewdrops.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">www.magnificentdewdrops.blogspot.com</a> <br /><a href="http://www.magicalpresent.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">www.magicalpresent.blogspot.com</a><br />Rajiv Sankarapillaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03104947066240261991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-82134579017041995692014-08-16T13:39:32.291+10:002014-08-16T13:39:32.291+10:00Davoh: Welcome - and thank you. Some of us do de...Davoh: Welcome - and thank you. Some of us do decide to hang on, and others to leave. And the reasons are as individual as the people who own them. However, I do firmly believe that the lack of support and the stigma attached to mental illness of any kind push some people towards the exit.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-1629376099288307392014-08-16T12:33:14.356+10:002014-08-16T12:33:14.356+10:00EC, yes have just heard about the demise of Robin ...EC, yes have just heard about the demise of Robin Williams.<br />Am not now sure what to write about it. He was slightly younger than me - and yes, self was, once upon a time - involved in the "entertainment" 'industry'.<br /><br />Eventually, hopefully, after 20 years "out of it", am discovering "who i am".<br />'Tis a long story EC. At this point of my journey through life - so many of my "friends" - the people that i "knew" throughout my life - both in the physical sense, as well as the 'philosophical', "knowing" that they were 'there', somewhere.<br /><br />Yes, EC, at some time in my journey though this 'life' - will, at some time - "kark it".<br /><br />However, while there have been times when self has thought about "dis-appearing" by my own hand - cannot do it.<br />.<br />Dunno why, really. No-one actually "depends" on my continued existence.<br />Have just decided to 'hang about' for as long as it takes.<br />.<br /><br />Davohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02785126939071213905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-3335244772281742892014-08-16T07:22:33.002+10:002014-08-16T07:22:33.002+10:00All Consuming: Yes, it is hard. I like the empat...All Consuming: Yes, it is hard. I like the empathy which is pouring out for him and his family - and hope that it flows through to all the other people and families who are hurting in similar ways. Hugs.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-36213980065148798372014-08-16T06:31:26.705+10:002014-08-16T06:31:26.705+10:00And the thing with feathers too. You know how upse...And the thing with feathers too. You know how upset I've been over his death. Knowing as I did the struggle he fought with over the years, the drugs he turned to in order to find a way through, I'd often thought he might leave us too soon, but had hoped by now he'd remain for the long haul. So it has winded me. The Parkinson's diagnosis adds another angle to it as well. For someone whose head is so full of words, who relys on their memory for stand up, films, just for being as quick witted as is expected of you....knowing you will lose that, and have your family watch you deteriorate, must have added to his inner pain considerably. Thank you for the post. Thoughtful, as ever. x All Consuminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03089119991474852732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-84505101159441724522014-08-16T06:05:34.946+10:002014-08-16T06:05:34.946+10:00Susan: It seems he had been fighting for a very, ...Susan: It seems he had been fighting for a very, very long time. Winning battles but not it seems the war. And yes, I also hope he has found peace. At last.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-86593408982130775042014-08-16T06:04:32.544+10:002014-08-16T06:04:32.544+10:00Furry Bottoms: I don't know. Just the same I...Furry Bottoms: I don't know. Just the same I would much, much rather it was his decision than anyone else's.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-66601021904305284472014-08-16T06:03:29.788+10:002014-08-16T06:03:29.788+10:00Riot Kitty: I suspect that fame makes it worse ra...Riot Kitty: I suspect that fame makes it worse rather than better. And money can help - but certainly isn't the answer to many of the important questions.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com